Dr. 威廉 霍夫曼 is a plastic surgeon who specializes in treating children with a wide variety of craniofacial (skull or face) abnormalities, 包括唇裂和腭裂, 颅缝早闭, 面部麻痹, 以及血管瘤和其他胎记或血管异常. An innovator in the field of craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery, 他经常做复杂的手术, and works with orthodontists and other specialists to correct abnormalities in children's facial appearances while improving their breathing and ability to eat. 他也治疗成年人, performing complex facial reconstructions as well as aesthetic facial surgeries, 包括整容手术, 鼻整形术(鼻子整形术)和眼睑整形术(眼睑手术).
霍夫曼的作品被广泛发表, 主要研究方向为血管瘤生物学, fetal surgery for facial deformities and improving cleft lip surgery. 与加州整形外科协会合作, 霍夫曼 led a successful effort to pass legislation in California that greatly expands insurance coverage for children with cleft lip and palate. 霍夫曼已被任命为美国联邦调查局局长.S. 新闻 & World Report's list of America's best doctors for the past 15 years, a distinction reserved for the top 1 percent of physicians in the nation for a given specialty.
霍夫曼 earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine & 牙科. 加州大学旧金山分校, he completed a residency in general surgery and a residency in plastic surgery, 担任总住院医师. He then completed a fellowship in craniofacial and cleft lip surgery at NYU Langone Health.
霍夫曼 is treasurer of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons. He serves as a senior examiner for the American Board of Plastic Surgery and on its craniofacial surgery advisory council. He is past president of the American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgeons and American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons.
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